Etihad goes daily to Phuket
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Etihad Airways will expand its network in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new daily service to Phuket.
Due to commence on 26 October 2014, the new service will operate direct from Abu Dhabi, using a two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft with 262 seats – 22 in business class and 240 in economy.
Flights will depart Abu Dhabi at 0845, arriving in Phuket at 1800. The return leg then leaves the Thai resort island at 2025, getting back into Abu Dhabi at 0025. And Etihad said the flights have been timed to provide connectivity between Phuket and Europe.
“We have a very successful track record in Thailand. The capital city, Bangkok, has ranked as our most popular route for the past four years, with 742,759 passengers flown in 2013 alone. Expanding our reach in the country with a daily service to Phuket is therefore natural progression,” said James Hogan, president & CEO of Etihad Airways.
“The island is a strong addition to Etihad Airways’ leisure portfolio and we will offer attractive arrival and departure times, with seamless connections to 25 European and GCC cities. This includes daily connections from London, Manchester, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Paris, in addition to key GCC markets such as Bahrain, Doha, Muscat, Kuwait and Riyadh.”
Phuket will become Etihad’s second destination in Thailand and its seventh in Southeast Asia, following Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta.
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